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PennDOT Looks to Modernize
Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation is hoping that a “Next Generation” initiative will bring the organization out of the dark ages. A big brainstorming session is […]
Judge Issues Stay of Execution for Terrance Williams
Terrance Williams—a man convicted of murder and sentenced to death—will have his life prolonged now that Judge M. Teresa Sarmina has issued a stay of […]
Pennsylvania Gets an Atheist Lobby
The Secular Coalition for America plans to launch its Pennsylvania chapter on Sunday. The group plans to directly lobby to lawmakers in the Keystone State […]
The Turnpike Might Be Buried Under a Mountain of Debt or It Might Be Just Fine
At a joint hearing of the state House and Senate transportation committees on Tuesday, state auditor general Jack Wagner warned that the sky was falling […]
Pennsylvania Says It Meets Supreme Court’s Voter ID Standard
Last week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson had until October 2nd to review how voters in Pennsylvania would be […]
Prank Call About Jury Duty Is Messing With PA Court System
A prank call informing citizens that they’re in trouble for missing jury duty is messing with the real court system in Pennsylvania. The call apparently […]
Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Debate Sent Back to Lower Court
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has sent the debate on the state’s new voter ID law back to a lower court. The law is supposedly […]
Let’s Make the Unemployed Do Community Service
There was a time when collecting unemployment compensation benefits meant that you had to show up at some dingy government office on a regular basis […]
Harrisburg Patriot-News Scales Back to Three Days a Week
The Harrisburg Patriot-News will cease daily production as it merges with Pennlive.com to form a new organization called PA Media Group. Beginning in January, the […]
Plaintiff in Voter ID Battle Gets Photo ID
On Thursday, a judge announced that he would not block Pennsylvania’s new voter identification law prior to the upcoming November election. Civil rights groups like […]
It’s Shark Week, So Let’s Ban Shark Fins in Pennsylvania
Earlier this week, it being Shark Week and all, a group of Pennsylvania legislators, including local state senators Larry Farnese and Daylin Leach, introduced Senate […]
Governor Corbett’s Approval Rating Reaches New Low
The new Franklin & Marshall poll that showed President Obama’s lead in Pennsylvania shrinking also indicates that Governor Tom Corbett’s job approval rating has dipped […]
Judge Won’t Block Voter ID Law
On Tuesday, a Commonwealth Court judge announced that he will not block Pennsylvania’s voter identification law from taking effect prior to the upcoming November election. […]
Calling 911 Should Not Get You Arrested
Of all the dubious side effects of America’s futile and increasingly unpopular War on Drugs (and there are lots of them), few are more egregious […]
Closing Arguments Set in Voter ID Case [UPDATE]
Closing arguments in the case concerning Pennsylvania’s new Voter ID law are set to begin Thursday morning. A vote-fraud expert from Rutgers recently testified that […]